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GameShark is a brand of video game cheat devices originally developed for home and handheld consoles. Introduced in the mid-1990s, it became one of the most popular cheat platforms in North America, offering gamers the ability to modify game behavior using codes that alter memory addresses.

Key facts

Software.name
GameShark
Software.logo
GamesharkLogo.PNG
Software.author
InterAct Accessories (United States), Datel (United Kingdom)
Software.platform
N64, PSX, Saturn, DC, PS2, GCN, Xbox, GB/GBC, GBA, PSP
Software.language
English
Software.genre
Cheating device
Software.website
GameShark.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
cheat cartridge
Publisher
Datel
Developer
Datel
Platform
Nintendo 64
Distribution format
ROM cartridge
Image
GameShark-Pro-N64.jpg
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Commons category
GameShark
start time
1996-01-00
has goal
cheating
publication date
1996-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Origins and UK development
  • U.S. introduction and InterAct Accessories (1996–2003)
  • Recoton bankruptcy and Mad Catz acquisition (2003–2012)
  • Dormancy and legacy (2012–present)
  • Products
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

GameShark is a brand of video game cheat devices originally developed for home and handheld consoles. Introduced in the mid-1990s, it became one of the most popular cheat platforms in North America, offering gamers the ability to modify game behavior using codes that alter memory addresses.

==History== ===Origins and UK development=== The GameShark brand originated in the United Kingdom, developed by Datel, a UK-based company specializing in video game peripherals and software modification tools. Datel had previously created the similar Action Replay device.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GameShark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.